The Secretary of Energy, Darío Martínez, and the Deputy Secretary of Energy of Electricity, Federico Basualdo, on a tour of Ezeiza on the day the public hearing for the increase in electricity was held.
President Alberto Fernández targets officials responding to Kirchnerism, and oppose the increase of ballots electricity and gas. “Raising rates is a political decision, which cannot make that decision, cannot proceed with the Government,” he said before starting his tour of Europe.
The main official that this statement seems to be targeting is the Secretary of Energy, Darío Martínez. The official change was between his formal boss – Economy Minister Martín Guzmán – and his political boss, Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. In March, he sent a very stern letter, but then he turned down the volume.
The former president is referred to by Frederic Basualdothe undersecretary of Electric Power, and Federico Bernalthe Enargas comptroller (the gas regulator).
They both believe that the 20% rate increase (made in March) is the only thing to do. Basuldo prepared reports to move forward with a segmentation of higher -income users. According to his calculations, the reduction in subsidies to this policy it will not be meaningful.
New rate schedules must be published by Enargas and the ENRE (electricity regulator). The headline is there Soledad Manín, who lined up with Basuldo.
The Secretary of Energy, Darío Martínez, and the Deputy Secretary of Energy of Electricity, Federico Basualdo, on a tour of Ezeiza on the day the public hearing for the increase in electricity was held.
What will those officers do? to his knowledge Clarionthe auditors They will follow the instructions of the Secretary of Energy, Martínez.
On Wednesday, during the light hearing (seasonal price of energy), the secretary Martinez He visited a thermoelectric plant in Ezeiza, with Basuldo. He is the officer Guzmán wants to throw and not possible.
Is a visit to a power plant more important than the definition of the tariff table? Martinez seems to want to show up closer to Basuldo than the spectators proposed by the Minister of Economy, Martín Guzmán.
When he announced that he would not be attending the hearings, Martínez was ordered to send officers to those meetings. Maggie Videla is on the gas, Undersecretary of Hydrocarbons. He has been there at previous hearings in 2021 and 2022.
For electricity, which took place this Wednesday, the designated was William Usandivaras. Within the Ministry of Energy there are specialists most known in the energy sector.
For segmentation, the assigned is Andres Lopez Osornio, current Undersecretary of Planning. Is about a direct line officer with Guzmánseen by Martínez and Kirchnerism as an “outsider”.
The rest of the ruling coalition is carefully watching the dispute. Previously Sergio Massa was prone to rate increases, but now is silent. Ministers hardly express themselves. Everyone is afraid to say something that will upset either party.
Among the mayors, Fernando Gray -by Esteban Echeverría- faced Máximo Kirchner and La Cámpora led by Buenos Aires PJ. however, he aligned himself with hard kirchnerism and also said he was against rate increases, considering them contractive.
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Source: Clarin
